Category Archives: Undergraduate

Courses for All IMA Students

Korean Culture and Society through K-pop (HUMN-SHU 180)

Considers the trajectory of changes in the production, circulation, and reception of Korean popular music from the turn of the twentieth century to the latest K-pop hits across successive political, social, and economic junctures, with regard for major themes such as nationalism, race, gender, technology, and globalization; and investigates music culture in relation to hybridity, authenticity, transculturation, cyber-culture, and fandom, among other subjects Prereq: None Fulfillment: Humanities Introductory Course (18-19 Topic Courses).

Humanities (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 13 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)


HUMN-SHU 180-000 (22093)09/13/2022 – 12/16/2022 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Choi, Hye Eun

Varieties of Mystical Experience (RELST-UA 240)

What exactly is this thing we call mysticism? As the general, secular public treats religion, so does the mainstream religious public treat mysticism, a special case, replete with mystery and the repository of great potential. Mysticism has served as the space for the bleeding edge of religion, where destabilizing forces have emerged but reactionary, regressive forces as well. Mystical religious communities have been both the most tolerant and the most exclusive, the most libertine and the most abnegating. Is there such a thing as mysticism? Can it be elicited from the religious frameworks in which it resides, or is it merely a modern, academic convention? In this course, we aim to work out some answers to those questions.

Religious Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 3 Weeks

Sections (January 2021)


RELST-UA 240-000 (1544)01/04/2021 – 01/22/2021 Mon,Wed,Thu10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Russ-Fishbane, Elisha

Global Histories of Art (ARTCR-UE 58)

Designed for BFA (Studio Art) students, this course is an introduction to the global history of art, exploring the meanings associated with “art.” The class is a series of linked test cases involving specific art objects & the context of their creation. By working closely with a range of materials –– art history & theory, artist’s writings, & documentary film –– we will survey how artists have contributed to the history of art and question how this history matters for contemporary artists.

Art Theory & Critical Studies (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2019)


ARTCR-UE 58-000 (13090)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Mon4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Fresko Madra, Lara · Harouni, Shadi


ARTCR-UE 58-000 (13091)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Mon4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Harouni, Shadi · Fresko Madra, Lara


ARTCR-UE 58-000 (13092)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Mon4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Harouni, Shadi · Fresko Madra, Lara

Digital Arts and New Media (INTM-SHU 125T)

This course investigates digital art and new media from creative, theoretical, and historical perspectives. We will examine the paradigm shift resulting from the rise of digital art and its expansion as well as explore current ideas, creative strategies, and issues surrounding digital media. The topics of study will include digital image, digital sound, net art, systems, robotics, telematics, data art, and virtual/augmented reality. The course aims to provide students with the means to understand what digital media is, and establish their own vision of what it can become, from both a practical and a theoretical perspective. The course will consist of lectures, field trips, and small studio-based practices. Prereq: None Fulfillment: IMA/IMB elective.

Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


INTM-SHU 125T-000 (20378)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Tue1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Lee, Inmi

Cultures & Contexts: New World Encounters (CORE-UA 9541)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


CORE-UA 9541-000 (24875)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Tue,Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by Egloff, Jennifer


CORE-UA 9541-000 (24876)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Mon11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by Egloff, Jennifer


CORE-UA 9541-000 (24877)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Mon1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by Egloff, Jennifer

Expressive Culture: La Belle Epoque (CORE-UA 9761)

La Belle Époque, that period in the life of France’s pre-World War I Third Republic (1871-1914) associated with extraordinary artistic achievement, saw Paris emerge as the undisputed Western capital of painting and sculpture; it also was the most important production site for new works of musical theatre and, arguably, literature. It was during these decades that Impressionism launched its assault on the academic establishment, only itself to be superseded by an ever-changing avant-garde associated first with the nabis, then with fauvism and cubism; that the operas of Bizet, Saint-Saëns, and Massenet and the plays of Sardou and Rostand filled the world’s theatres; and that the novels of Zola and stories of Maupassant were translated into dozens of languages. Finally, this was the society that gave birth to one of the greatest literary works of all time, Marcel Proust’s Remembrances of Things Past, the first volume of which appeared just as the First World War was about to bring the Belle Époque to a violent end. Sources include reproductions of paintings, recordings of chamber music, opera and mélodies, and several of the most significant novels of the period.

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


CORE-UA 9761-000 (24742)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by Hackney, Melanie


CORE-UA 9761-000 (24743)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Tue10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by


CORE-UA 9761-000 (24744)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Thu10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by


CORE-UA 9761-000 (24745)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Tue4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by


CORE-UA 9761-000 (24746)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Thu4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by

Cultures & Contexts: Japan (CORE-UA 507)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)


CORE-UA 507-000 (19713)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Shimabuku, Annmaria


CORE-UA 507-000 (19714)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 507-000 (19715)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 507-000 (19716)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 507-000 (19717)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 507-000 (19718)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 507-000 (19719)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Cultures & Contexts: Multinational Britain (CORE-UA 549)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


CORE-UA 549-000 (24581)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 549-000 (24582)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 549-000 (24583)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 549-000 (24584)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 549-000 (24585)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 549-000 (24586)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 549-000 (24587)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Cultures & Contexts: Modern Israel (CORE-UA 537)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)


CORE-UA 537-000 (21338)


CORE-UA 537-000 (21339)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 537-000 (21340)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 537-000 (21341)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 537-000 (21342)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 537-000 (21343)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 537-000 (21344)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Texts & Ideas: (CORE-UA 402)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


CORE-UA 402-000 (9061)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Waters, John


CORE-UA 402-000 (9062)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Johnson, Gabriella


CORE-UA 402-000 (9063)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Johnson, Gabriella


CORE-UA 402-000 (9064)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Vanderburg, Colin


CORE-UA 402-000 (9065)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Vanderburg, Colin


CORE-UA 402-000 (9616)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 402-000 (9617)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 402-000 (24569)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Love, Rachel


CORE-UA 402-000 (24570)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Love, Rachel


CORE-UA 402-000 (24571)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lyulekina, Elizaveta


CORE-UA 402-000 (24572)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lyulekina, Elizaveta


CORE-UA 402-000 (24573)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ertman, Thomas · Love, Rachel · Lyulekina, Elizaveta

Expressive Cult: Images (CORE-UA 720)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


CORE-UA 720-000 (8657)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Silver, Kenneth


CORE-UA 720-000 (8658)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 720-000 (8659)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 720-000 (8763)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 720-000 (8764)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Life Science: Molecules of Life (CORE-UA 310)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)


CORE-UA 310-000 (9800)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Jordan, Trace


CORE-UA 310-000 (9801)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 310-000 (9802)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 310-000 (9803)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 310-000 (9804)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 310-000 (9805)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CORE-UA 310-000 (9806)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Life Science: Human Origins (CORE-UA 305)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


CORE-UA 305-000 (8176)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Burrell, Andrew


CORE-UA 305-000 (8177)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Avilez, Monica


CORE-UA 305-000 (8178)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Avilez, Monica


CORE-UA 305-000 (8179)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Petersdorf, Megan


CORE-UA 305-000 (8180)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Petersdorf, Megan


CORE-UA 305-000 (8181)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Decasien, Alexandra


CORE-UA 305-000 (8182)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Decasien, Alexandra

Robota Psyche (IM-UH 3313)

What can machines tell us about the human condition? Is something that appears to be intelligent, really intelligent? Is a device that appears to have likes and dislikes “alive”? As robots and Artificial Intelligence become more powerful and prolific, what makes us unique? This course will address these questions by exploring a series of increasingly complex software “creatures” which seem to have qualities usually associated with living beings. This course will primarily follow a classic text that proposes “experiments in synthetic psychology”, with excursions into cybernetics and how it relates to art. Course material will incorporate both theoretical and practical components. Readings include critical analysis regarding the historical and contemporary theories and practices in these fields. Students will develop software “vehicles” which will embody the ideas being explored. By creating and simulating multiple and increasingly complex vehicles, interactions and behaviors will be explored.

Interactive Media (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


IM-UH 3313-000 (18591)

Software Art: Image (IM-UH 2315)

An introduction to the history, theory and practice of computer-aided artistic endeavors in the field of visual arts. This class will focus on the appearance of computers as a new tool for artists to integrate in their artistic practice, and how it shaped a specific aesthetic language across traditional practitioners and newcomers alike. We will be elaborating and discussing concepts and paradigms specific to computing platforms, such as system art, generative art, image processing and motion art. Drawing on those areas, students will explore their own artistic practice through the exclusive use of their computers. The course will also serve as a technical introduction to the OpenFrameworks programming environment to create works of visual art. As such, Software Art: Image will be an art history and critical studies course with a studio component. Software Art: Image is a complement to Software Art: Text, a 7-week course approaching software and computation from the perspective of poetry and fiction. The two courses can be taken in series or independently.

Interactive Media (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 8 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


IM-UH 2315-000 (18522)

Software Art: Text (IM-UH 2316)

An introduction to the history, theory and practice of computer-aided artistic endeavors in the field of prose and poetry. This class will focus on the appearance and role of computers as a new way for artists to write and read both programming and natural languages. While elaborating and discussing concepts and paradigms specific to computing platforms, such as recomposition, stochastic writing and ambiguity, students will be encouraged to explore their own artistic practice through the exclusive use of their computers, by writing their own programs. As such, Software Art: Text will be a literary history and critical studies course with an active writing component (in both Python and English). Students will be exposed to new creative perspectives on reading and writing in the digital age. Software Art: Text is a complement to Software Art: Image, a 7-week course approaching software and computation from the perspective of the visual arts. The two courses can be taken in series or independently.

Interactive Media (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 6 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


IM-UH 2316-000 (18521)

Theories and Practices of Transmedia Storytelling (INTM-SHU 286)

This course examines both the practices and the products of adapting narratives from one medium to another. Through case studies of specific adaptations, we will address some of the major formal, industrial, and interpretative questions that transmedia adaptation raises, as creators change characters, stories, settings, and narrative tropes to fit into new stories various, often multiple media: comics, radio, novels, movies, television, games (tabletop and electronic), and more. Theoretical readings will give students concepts and a vocabulary to discuss ways that narrative adaptations use and re-purpose their “source” texts. Students will write prompted response papers, an analytical essay, and an annotated bibliography; in collaboration with classmates, student teams will first propose and then develop transmedia narratives of their own. Prerequisite: Writing as Inquiry Fulfillment: IMA/IMB elective.

Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


INTM-SHU 286-000 (24343)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Wed1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Claverie, Ezra

The Speculative Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (INTM-SHU 297T)

This 2-unit interdisciplinary research seminar will be held in conjunction with an international symposium convened by the NYU Center for AI and Culture, which will bring leading scholars, curators, science fiction writers, and heads of major platform research groups to campus. The seminar will host a deeper interdisciplinary conversation on the issues that underpin their work. Seminar participants will meet each of the conference speakers. We will emphasize the overlapping and intersecting histories of “AI” in cognitive science, philosophy, interactive and computer arts, and science fiction literature and film. The frequent back-and-forth between AI in fiction and in fact is the basis of how we will, together, attempt to map the divergent futures of AI. It is said that artificial intelligence will be as important to the twenty-first century as oil was to the twentieth. AI is promoted by China, Europe, Russia and the USA as central to their innovation strategies and, as such, may portend a new computational arms race. There is consensus that geopolitical peace and conflict may be determined by how great nations use AI for good or ill. To define AI is is to conceive what is and is not “intelligence” and what is and is not “artificial.” Because no two cultures understand these basic terms in the same way, they will not understand AI in the same way. As such, any global discussion about the future of AI must be cross-cultural. The more we understand what each culture “means” by AI the more fruitful the collaborative design of AI can be. The seminar is suggested for students of Interactive Media Arts, Computer Science, Political Science, Philosophy, and anyone interested in algorithmic art, automation, machine vision, computational economics, and geopolitics. We will read and discuss 10 key texts and students will prepare an original project, paper or hybrid. Prereq: WAI Fulfillment: IMA/IMB elective.

Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 8 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


INTM-SHU 297T-000 (20382)03/22/2021 – 05/14/2021 Fri9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Bratton, Benjamin Hugh

Responsive Environments: Designing Interactive, Sentient, and Intelligent Spaces (INTM-SHU 138T-B)

“In this course, students focus on the study and development of responsive environments, framed within a contextual and critical exploration of the architectural space as a cultural, social and technological phenomenon, and also on the application of practical scenarios for interaction, sentience, and intelligence. Through the making of creative media designs and physical prototypes, students aim to demonstrate how our habitats/spaces/architectures can facilitate novel frameworks for experiencing and living. The course aims to introduce students to a range of contemporary techniques on interactive and computational system development with a creative and speculative approach, using state-of-the-art development tools, such as Internet of Things, cognitive computing, as well as physical computing and real-time media design. The course consists of lectures (⅓), workshops (⅓), and practical sessions (⅓), and intends to provide a comprehensive and critical understanding both on the theory and practice of designing and implementing technologies for responsive spaces.” Prereq for INTM-SHU 138T is Interaction Lab, Communications Lab, Creative Coding Lab, Application Lab, Media Architecture

Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks